Good morning Voornaam Monday morning and the sun is (for the moment) shining. So let's make the most of it, have a treat breakfast and a cup of coffee and lets look at the top stories of the day. Kicking off with an exclusive from our Education Correspondent - Could a Scottish private school have the solution to teacher shortages in state secondaries? "A private school believes it has developed an online resource that could protect teacher jobs and expand subject choices for state school pupils across Scotland." Read more here. It is nearly a decade since Josh Kerr made the decision to turn his back on home comforts and fly thousands of miles across the Atlantic to begin a new life courtesy of an athletics scholarship at the University of New Mexico. A few days ago, he smashed Steve Cram's near 40-year-old British mile record. Read more about this Scottish athlete aiming for Olympic gold here. Remember, for all news updates, follow along with our daily live blog. Have a fantastic day From The team at The Scotsman |